Jack Westfall

Jack Westfall, 86, of Chester, VA, died Monday, July 2, 2018. Born in Hinton, WV, he was the son of the late Wesley and Julia Bragg Westfall. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Buster, Charles, and Billy Westfall, and an uncle, John Bragg. Mr. Westfall served in the U.S. Air Force for four years during the Korean War. He graduated from Concord University in Athens, WV and moved to Chester, VA where he began his career as an educator. Mr. Westfall retired in 1987 after 30 years of teaching at Thomas Dale High School. He coached football, basketball and track, and was inducted into the Thomas Dale Ring of Champions. He was an avid sports fan, enjoyed being outdoors and loved to visit his family farm in West Virginia. Mr. Westfall is survived by his wife of 61 years, JoAnn Brown Westfall; daughters, Debra Stewart and husband, Jeff, of Marietta, GA, Paige Newcomb and husband, Jimmy, of Chester, VA, and Stacey Blair Robertson and husband, Sean, also of Chester; grandchildren, Tommy Stewart and wife, Alyssa of Dallas, GA, and John Stewart of Charleston, SC; a great-granddaughter, Julia Stewart; a brother, Jimmy Westfall and wife, Mildred, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 6, 2018 at the Chester Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the J. Wilson Crump Scholarship Fund or the Vic Williams Scholarship Fund, both c/o Thomas Dale High School, 3626 W. Hundred Road, Chester, VA 23831. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .